NURS 313 Post Sim Case Study

NURS 313 ASSIGNMENT 14.2 GI CASE STUDY.Case Study Ruth Jones, a 60-year-old woman, presents to your office with heartburn complaints, occurring mainly after eating and especially at night. She also reports experiencing nausea, regurgitation, and severe burning in her chest after eating spicy food. After a complete physical examination and referral for tests to rule out other causes, you diagnose her with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). She also has a history of asthma and osteoporos...

Scenario Your patient, 58-year-old K.Z., has a significant cardiac history. He has long-standing coronary artery disease (CAD) with occasional episodes of heart failure (HF). One year ago, he had an apical myocardial infarction (MI). In addition, he has chronic anemia, hypertension, chronic renal insufficiency, and a recently diagnosed 4-cm suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Because of his severe CAD, he had to retire from his job as a railroad engineer about 6 months ago. This morning, he i...